Look up: tumbler

1. Tumbler
   Mosquito pupa.
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2. tumbler
   [n] - a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc. 2. [n] - a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown 3. [n] - a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem
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3. Tumbler
   Batten on roller fixed to the bottom edge of a cloth, about which the cloth can be rolled upwards when not in use.
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4. tumbler
   A frictionally driven,self-weighted,smooth,wooden or metal roller,which rests on the material supported by the carrier.This is used on some worsted drawing boxes and spinning frames to control the fibres during drafting. Category: Various industries and crafts
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5. tumbler
   Flat-based drinking glass with neither stem, foot nor handle. Tumblers are variously shaped and sized, but unlike beakers never have a flared mouth. In the 17thC, heavy metal tumblers with curved sides were designed to tumble back to an upright position if set down awkwardly.
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6. tumbler
   1. One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat. ... 2. A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or un...
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7. tumbler
   noun a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
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8. tumbler
   noun a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
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9. tumbler
   tumbler pigeon noun pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
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10. Tumbler
    • (n.) A kind of cart; a tumbrel. • (n.) A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter. • (n.) A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called because originally it had a poi...
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11. tumbler
    (from the article `poultry processing`) ...poultry products, the meat is mixed with a variety of nonmeat ingredients, including flavourings, spices, and salt. Tumbling and massaging are ...
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12. tumbler
    (from the article `lock`) The first serious attempt to improve the security of the lock was made in 1778 when Robert Barron, in England, patented a double-acting tumbler lock. ...
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13. Tumbler
    [Project Xanadu] In the design of the Xanadu computer system, a tumbler is an address of any range of content or link or a set of ranges or links. Tumblers were proposed by Ted Nelson in his book Literary Machines. They were used in the Xanadu FEBE (Front End - Back End) protocol in a manner...
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14. tumbler
    another name for the U.S. cup.
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15. Tumbler
    Originally, a tumbler was a drinking-vessel with a rounded or tapering base which mean that it was unable to stand upright unsupported. Today, the term is applied to a cylindrical glass drinking vessel without handles or a foot but with a heavy flat base.
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16. tumbler
    drinking glass with a pointed bottom so that they could not be set down until emptied. Later referred to any drinking glass.
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17. Tumbler
    A strike in which the pins appear to fall individually.
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18. Tumbler
    [pigeon] Tumbler pigeons are varieties of domesticated pigeons descendant from the Rock Dove that have been selected for their ability to tumble or roll over backwards in flight. This ability has been known in domesticated breeds of pigeons for centuries. In Wendell Levi`s book The Pigeon, r...
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19. Tumbler
    [comics] Tumbler (John Robert Keane) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He first appeared in Tales of Suspense #83 (Nov 1966) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ==Fictional character biography== John Keane, as the Tumbler, is a costumed criminal acrobat. Intending to t...
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